Arsenal, Aston Villa and Man Utd among Premier League clubs most impacted by injuries and possible World Cup fatigue

The World Cup is over but could Premier League clubs feel the effects of the tournament as they prepare for the new season?

The World Cup spanned six weeks and ended in success for Spain, who beat Argentina 1-0 in Sunday's final in New Jersey.

There were more than 150 Premier League players at the tournament, so how could their involvement impact their clubs?

Manchester City were the best represented Premier League club, with 16 of their players featuring at the tournament.

That total included Spain captain Rodri, who started every game and won player of the tournament, as well as Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, new signing Elliot Anderson and Rayan Cherki, all of whom reached the last four.

Arsenal had the next-highest number of players feature at the tournament, with 13, including Spain trio Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi as well England quartet Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke.

Spurs, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Manchester United were next on the list having all hit double figures for players who featured at the tournament.

Manchester City topped the list in terms of minutes played too, with a combined total of 5,595 putting them well ahead of next-highest Arsenal, who totalled 4,224, with Spurs third on 3,318.

The Premier League player who played the most was actually Aston Villa's Emi Martinez, who played every minute for Argentina, including four chunks of extra-time, totalling 810 minutes.

His Argentina team-mate Alexis Mac Allister, of Liverpool, played the next most minutes, on 749, ahead of Rodri on 726.

How long players remained at the tournament is significant because FIFA have mandated a minimum of three weeks off for players before the new season, meaning those who went deep at the tournament will be reporting for pre-season much later than the rest.